Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-14
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Scribes,
Dell Rapids Times: Seven successive
seasons has prosperity and plenty smll-
ed upon the Sioux valley, and in that
time the oountxy has taken a stride for.
ward that seems phenomenal and decld-
ediy wonderful. And 's7, with dry
weather and hot winds elsewhere, gives,
a maximum yield ia, this section.
Redfeld journal; The Pierre Free
Press declares for John Sherman for
president. and it says it believes Sher-t
man can poll more, votes in the erepublican
party than Blaine. Whileit is probably
tine that many republicans would vote
for Blaine under protest it ia equally
true that every positive, aggressive man
like Blaine has many enemies within his
own party, ltis probably equally as
true that Blaine could draw many more
votes from the democratic party than
any other repnblioan-except Rencoe
.OonkliDg. We think it about ''stand
off, between Blaine and Sherman before
the voters OF the country, with the
chances in favor of Blaine if either way.
w nt0AkOWh \ H0AAC SplLlAOus Iu6 re-
publican party might as we'll understand
first as last that it will be called upon in
the coming nasional convention to face
two very great and important matters
which are now uppermost in the miEde
of the people,. Q. the labor problem
aud the temperance question; and il the
party through its leaders fail TO graphic
with the vital issues in manner which
M {of he a,,In 1e
it will commit blunder which may
cause its final overthrow.
Hand County Press: We are only one
always deemed it an honor and privilege
to call Iowa his s.homeo state. We have
read the republican platform adopted by
the republican convention held aS Des
Moines last week and to say We were
than one or two words in it for Dakota
but mildly expresses our sentiments,
Gary Interstate: A territorial ex-
tneiRhborhood to be q little cautious how
they srespass on school lands for hay OF
cultivation, and we think the position
are carelessly using school lands for he,
Il unu SUlbSntAoh LUZ ek6 1hHA n own ROQC
aud some provision should be made &c
care for these lands until the territory ID
admitted and the lands are placed or
the market for sale and disposed OF.
Vermillion Plain Talk: The onl,
opponent Of iIrision and statehood il
4 this county made terrific howl whioi
has been prolonged till the present day
1 about the expense OF the Sioux Fall
constitutional convention. Particular
stress was laid on the fact that thu extri
taxation cansed BY this conventiol
would be bufdenscme, The contradic
ti0n OF these statements come unasked
and is conclusive. We shall take Ola
county as 9, basis, for illustration. Ii
1886, the year in which the expense o
the constitutional conventional was mad
o part OF the t1I, the total assessed val
uation OF the county was ST ,sll0.450 up
on which total tax OF $3,820 iuclndin
4 the tax OF 1-5 mill, or S38200 for th
constitutional convention. This yea
, there was a levy of 8 mills made,amouni
| ing TO So, ,032 which it will readily
seen exceeds the tax OF convention year
by 81 ,212. The story has it's own sedue
! Was tts convention tax burdensorne {
} WAS the bnrdensoms howl of the anti
divieioniete without warrant.
II Pierre Free Pssss; Camp Church VIA
but is no mora. The militia epDam,
'EAnt ct Huron bore the above. nam